I spoke to crazy cat ladies to find out about all of our futures

Whether mischievous, caring, or plain old lazy, we’ve all seen those kitties and cats that roll around in living rooms or on front lawns, adored by their owners. Being in a dog-lover dominated world can be a little hard on us feline fanatics. But regardless, nothing can compare to a bond between owner and pet.

Cats are there for us when we come home, when we’re sad, or when we feel playful, as members of the family. Here are some inside deets from some of the craziest cat ladies I know to give you a laugh or two, or to help validate your own craze for your cat.

Fair warning: Many answers will make most sense if you are a lover of cats yourself.

Meet the pairs

Lia and Sami

“Sami is eight years old, an orange tabby, fat with a small head, lovable and habitually comes to people for loving at specific times of the day.”

Amiya and Pythagoras

“Pythagoras is 11 years old, and he is a siamese cat. Pythagoras is spastic, very intelligent, curious, bad and good (depending on the day), scheming, lovable, annoying, and funny.”

Ms. Hutsell and Lucy

“I have three cats, actually. But for the purpose of this we’re going to go with Lucy who is three and is a calico kitty. Lucy is really smart, smug, and sweet.”

Becca and Bob

“Bob Cat Owens is 13, though I’m not sure of his breed. He is amazing, perfect, and sleepy.”

Little Becca with little Bob

Akriti and Chloe

“Chloe is about a year and a half old, a domestic kitty. She’s quirky, playful and adorable.”

Mama and baby

Judson, Baci, and Illy

“Baci and Illy are Calico cats; they’re sisters and will be three in July!”

Why are cats so paw-some?

Ms. Hutsell: “I grew up with cats so I can’t imagine not having one. I have a dog as well, but if I had to choose, I would pick cats. I like their independence, their intelligence, their beauty. I rather like that you have to work a little to get them to like you (except perhaps Lucy who never met anyone who was not a friend), so their affection feels a lot more authentic. I like that they purr, honestly.”

Akriti: “I love cats because they are unabashedly unapologetic; they could care less about what others think of them. They do their own thing, and if you don’t like it, then that’s too bad. I kind of wish I had the moxie of a cat.”

Judson: “Cats are the purfect (sorry I had too) balance between being independent and dependent, they don’t need to be walk daily and could even go overnight without a care taker. But they still are caring creatures (well, some of them are).”

Baci and Illy, enjoying their ‘us’ time

Is your cat a meow-sician?

Amiya: “My favorite song to play with Pythagoras is any song by Drake. He loves Drake.”

Becca: “If there is music playing in the house, doesn’t matter what it is, I will pick him up and start dancing with him.”

Akriti: “If you’ve ever seen Big Bang Theory, then you’ll know this song: Soft kitty, warm kitty, little ball of fur; happy kitty, sleepy kitty, purr purr purr.”

Ms. Hutsell: “Song? Do people really do this? Please share the answers with me because this question kind of blows my mind. I had a childhood filled with cats and now an adult life filled with cat and I can’t say I have a favorite song to play with my cat. Nor do I sing to my cat. Funny.”

Any tail-ents your kitty has?

Lia: “Sami is very agile for a cat of his size and loves to escape outside whenever he has a chance. One time he saw a squirrel outside the door and ran out to chase it. When the squirrel had disappeared, Sami stopped in the middle of the yard bewildered that he was outside instead of inside. It was very cute to see him suddenly stop from the realization he was outdoors.”

“Did I mention he’s talented at sitting in my lap too?”

Judson: “My cats have so many quirks, just like most cats! They each have their own place next to me where they like to sleep on opposite sides. They also like to sit right next to the door and wait for me to come home every day, but I guess the funniest thing they do is they both like to climb their scratch pole at the same time – cat pole dancing, anyone?”

Ms. Hutsell: “Lucy fetches. But now that she’s three and growing into a typical lazy bones cat, she won’t fetch some of the things she used to. She will, however, almost always fetch a green bean. This is her most favorite thing in the world. Supermarket green beans are no good for this, though. They have to be from the garden (seriously). She has, in the past two weeks, brought me a green bean to bed to wake me up so we can play. The green bean fetching is super serious business. No lie.”

Lucy in action

Tell us how you named your kitty

Becca: “My grandpa named Bob when we got him. He chose the name Bob Cat because he looks exactly like a bobcat, so we decided that it made perfect sense.”

Judson: “I named my cats Baci and Illy, after my other two loves chocolate and coffee. Illy is my favorite coffee brand, and Baci is a chocolate brand. I also chose these names because what goes better than coffee and chocolate?”

Amiya: “My dad actually named Pythagoras. The morning my parents brought him home, my dad noticed that his face was shaped like a triangle. Being the super nerdy engineer he is, my dad decided to name him after the man who created the Pythagorean Theorem, Pythagoras.”

Pythagorus and his trade-mark little face

Is your cat secretly plotting to kill you?

Amiya: “No, but I think he’s waiting for the day when he can put me into a nursing home.

Lia: “Not Sami but the other one, Seba, believes he is king and would treat us humans as slaves if he could.”

Ms. Hutsell: “No. Lucy needs my thumbs for green beans.”

Akriti: “Yes. She’d make a terrible catsassin (like assassin…get it!?) though because she’s not at all sneaky.”

What would your cat say if he/she could talk?

Akriti: “‘STOP SMOTHERING ME!’ Chloe’s expression says this all the time.”

Judson: “If my cats could talk I would imagine they would want a say in what we watch on TV; they always leave the room during Game of Thrones, but maybe they won’t care for it after the red wedding.”

Ms. Hutsell: “She’s quite talkative when I’m in the kitchen cooking to the point that we sometimes refer to her as the ‘manager.’ She sits and watches the actions and offers input. So I figure she’d be giving us directions and offering input on where exactly the chicken should go… that kind of thing.”

How do you bond with your cat?

Lia: “Brushing his pelt or him sleeping beside me at night.”

Becca: “I bond with my cat by laying in bed and petting him while he cuddles up next to me.”

Akriti: “We nap together. In the winter, I sleep with soft blankets, and she will come and cuddle up next to me.”

Chloe snoozing

Amiya: “The daily routine with me and Pythagoras is just cuddling. Overtime, I’ll lie still somewhere and he always finds a way to cuddle underneath my arm or lay on my face or my stomach. It gets annoying sometimes but thinking about it now, it would be unusual if he stopped doing it.”

Why do you paw-sitively love your cat?

Akriti: “Chloe is super entertaining. It’s the best thing about her lovable self.”

Amiya: “I love my cat because he is the first cat that I have ever owned. I’ve had Pythagoras since I was eight years old. He is a strange and unique animal and loves to cuddle. I’ve gotten used to always having him up under me whenever I come home from college.”

Lia: “Sami is this huge 18-pound cat that is also very fluffy (to even more so highlight his large size). He is always a very sweet cat and does not cause trouble like our other cat. He also is very easy to handle while brushing or cutting his nails so his overall maintenance is very low except his love of schnuggling/cuddling.”

Sweet ‘shnuggly’ Sami 🙂

Becca: “We have had Bob for as long as I can remember. From when I was really little, he would always sleep with me and do what ever with him. He is truly an incredible cat.”

Judson: “I love my cats because they make me laugh when I’m sad, are independent when I’m busy, but they always come back to sleep with me.”

Ms. Hutsell: “I’m not sure if Lucy saw the writing on the wall (we already had so many pets at home) but, at about the age of eight weeks old and the size of my foot, Lucy sauntered across the street into our yard. The last thing we needed was another cat but this one would not leave and managed to get herself into the door at the first opportunity. The best thing, I suppose, the family did for Lucy was let her be loved on by the kids. She had no fear of people. Has no fear of anything, really, considering she walked across the street at such a young age. Even non-cat people tend to like Lucy because she’s kind of a badass, but sweet about it.”

There you have it, feline friends. We know our cats inside-out and they are litter-ally one of the best parts of life. To cats, thanks for being our best friends. And to readers, hope you get a bit inspired to join this cat lady squad.